Coccothrinax argentata (Silverpalm, Florida silver palm, Thatchpalm) Silverpalm is a small, slow-growing palm that is named for its distinctive blue-green palmate leaves with silver undersides. The trunk can either be smooth and grey or covered in fiber. Silverpalm bears non-showy small, white flowers and purple fruits. It tolerates salty locations and soils with a high pH, so long as they are well drained. It also tolerates shady locations. Landscape Information Pronounciation: koe-koe-THRY-nacks ar-jen- TAY-tuh Plant Type: Palm Origin: Florida, Mexico, Caribbean, Colombia Heat Zones: 10, 11, 12 Hardiness Zones: 11, 12, 13 Uses: Specimen, Border Plant, Mass Planting, Container Size/Shape Growth Rate: Slow Tree Shape: Upright, Palm Canopy Symmetry: Symmetrical Canopy Density: Open Canopy Texture: Coarse Height at Maturity: 1.5 to 3 m, 3 to 5 m Spread at Maturity: 1.5 to 3 meters Plant Image Coccothrinax argentata (Silverpalm, Florida silver palm, Thatchpalm) Botanical Description Foliage Leaf Arrangement: Spiral Leaf Venation: Palmate Leaf Persistance: Evergreen Leaf Type: Simple Leaf Blade: Over 80 cm Leaf Shape: Star Leaf Margins: Entire Leaf Scent: Color(growing season): Green, Silver, Blue- Green Leaf Image Color(changing season): Green Flower Flower Showiness: True Flower Size Range: 7 - 10 Flower Type: Catkin Flower Sexuality: Diecious (Monosexual) Flower Scent: No Fragance Flower Color: White Seasons: Summer Trunk Trunk Susceptibility to Breakage: Generally resists breakage Number of Trunks: Single Trunk Trunk Esthetic Values: Not Showy, Smooth, Rough Texture Fruit Fruit Type: Berry Fruit Showiness: False Fruit Size Range: 0 - 1.5 Fruit Colors: Purple Seasons: Summer Coccothrinax argentata (Silverpalm, Florida silver palm, Thatchpalm) Horticulture Management Tolerance Frost Tolerant: No Heat Tolerant: Yes Drought Tolerant: Yes Salt Tolerance: Good Requirements Soil Requirements: Clay, Loam, Sand Soil Ph Requirements: Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline Water Requirements: Moderate Light Requirements: Full, Part, Shade Management Invasive Potential: No Susceptibility to Pests and Diseases: No Pruning Requirement: No pruning at all Fruit/ Leaves/ Flowers litter: No Surface Rooting: No Life Span: 25-50 years Edible Parts: None Plant Propagations: Seed Bark Image MORE IMAGES Other Image.